Introduction / by Saibal Chatterjee
Golden era greats. Raj Kapoor
Dilip Kumar
Mainstream mavens. Yash Chopra
Manmohan Desai
Subhash Ghai
Feroz Khan
Women of substance. The other tradition
Waheeda Rehman
Nargis
Shabana Azmi
Deepti Naval
Rekha : a diva's dilemmas. Bhanurekha Ganeshan
The suicide of Rekha's husband
The megastar's brush with death. A blow too low
In close-up
Stars and superstars. Shah Rukh Khan
Clever moves
Govinda : not only about money
Rishi Kapoor : at the crossroads
Jeetendra : 'stardom doesn't exist anymore'
A world apart. Adoor Gopalakrishnan : master class
Gulzar : days of struggle
Sabiha Sumar : a rare film-maker
From other constellations. Mammootty : Malayalam cinema superstar
Ben Kingsley : screen Mahatma
Mamata Shankar : in love with acting
The man from Sanewal. Dharmendra : the early years
Booze and blunders
Nana Patekar : to the manner born. An unusual actor becomes a star
The intensity of his style
Supporting cast : beyond the glitz. Key distributors of Delhi
Abrar Alvi : a master writer
Bikram Singh : censor board chief
1980s : a decade in retrospect. Milestones
Star fancies
Show business falls apart.